Posts by JWdaughter

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I need an operation very soon ...

by troubled mind in

JWdaughter

Salaam, I have had 3 c-sections, stomach surgeries, hernia repair and a lower body lift (two weeks ago for that one). In the grand scheme of things, I think that physically, the c-sections were the easiest and probably most comparable to what you are having done. After my 3rd c-section I went home less than 24 hours later and had folks over for dinner. It was an easy recovery.

If possible, my suggestion for the surgery would be an epidural and serious relaxation medicine rather than a general anasthesia. My last surgery was nearly 5 hours long and I was feeling REALLY good, not drugged, or stupid or anything, plus the pain control after the surgery is better if you have an epidural. I was barely aware for bits of it, but I didn't care:) The relaxation stuff was good.

Surgery is no fun, but it is generally very safe and I am sure you will do well. Don't sit too much, but don't strain anything-walk, no housework, plenty of rest and fluids and all that common sense stuff.

All the best!

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FRUISTRATION!!!!!!!!! SO MUCH THAT IC AN'T EVEN SPELL!

by Voices in

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i'm so upset!

i've been trying to get my music out and heard and it seems that no one is willing to give it a chance.

it takes a good second to get the music going.

JWdaughter

Two words "Justin Bieber"

Ok, more than two-almost everyone in a country with the internet has the resources to become known. Keep at it. The internet changed everything. And don't forget, Kurt Cobain is really really, you know, dead. Success in that business is not always what it is cracked up to be.

Keep perspective and keep working at your dream-if you love what you do, then you won't ever be wasting your time.

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WT Flip-Flops on Jesus Inspection Was it in 1918 or 1919?... Did the WT PASS or FAIL?

by Alfred in

this is utterly ridiculous.... .

the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.

it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).

JWdaughter

This is a great thread.I haven't seen a JW in over a year, and have an agreement to not discuss this with my mom, but wow, can't put that stuff down. I am really interested in the Michael/Pope connection. What's that all about?

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Uber Dub wants to have dinner....

by outsmartthesystem in

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ok. the good news is that my wife has eased up on the whole "talking it out with the elders" thing.

she now insists that she is doing her"own independent research with unbiased materials" on some subjects.

unbiased?

JWdaughter

The comment that "it is better to be mad at Jehovah than the organization" is very touchingly sad and it is horribly, terribly true. This says all that needs to be said about the borg, really, don't you think? Who are they worshipping? And who is more likely to forgive. . .trust Jehovah, fear the org. Ouch.

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My career as a budding alcoholic is over

by Qcmbr in

i've had a goal to drink my first alcohol this year and i decided that i would take the plunge while in my hotel.

i chose a tiny bottle of jacob's creek and retired to my room.. i had two sips and had to stop.

seriously vile.

JWdaughter

My husband has never touched alcohol in his life and he once asked why do people always make that face when they drink alcohol. I said it is because it tastes nasty. People have to drink it a lot before they like it and even when they do, it kind of hurts going down.

Obvious question: Why would anyone do that?

Really, no good answer, other than to escape from reality as they are perceiving it. This man won't take a tylenol unless he is truly desperate, so he can't relate to that escape route.

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Hertz Suspends 34 Muslim Bus Drivers For Praying On The Job

by Bangalore in

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hertz suspends 34 muslim bus drivers for praying on the job.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/07/hertz-suspends-34-muslim-drivers_n_1000265.html.

bangalore.

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JWdaughter

I have to apologize, my mom works for the car rental portion of the business, she isn't a shuttle driver. I read an article earlier that seemed a little different, so please forgive me. My mom only WISHES that her job were union!

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Hertz Suspends 34 Muslim Bus Drivers For Praying On The Job

by Bangalore in

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hertz suspends 34 muslim bus drivers for praying on the job.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/07/hertz-suspends-34-muslim-drivers_n_1000265.html.

bangalore.

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JWdaughter

I think it had more to do with the fact that the rule was never enforced, and then it was without warning. My mom drives for their company and honestly, they spend most of their time not working anyway-praying isn't going to set the company back any, which is why no one bothered enforcing it before-it simply never infringed on the work to be done. Now, I would think that there is someone there who is either just legalistic or who wants to have an excuse to get rid of the Muslims. You know, a new, enthusiastic manager who thinks that by doing everything by the book that he will have success.

Or, I could be wrong and that particular operation is wildly busy, they don't stand around BSing all day and smoking while they wait for the next batch of cars to get off the dock or the driver to come and get them or for their boss to have the manifest ready and a plan for the next run. My mom has done that for 12 years or so. They have people working for them on oxygen, who have seizures (I shit you not!) and who sexually harrass each other on a regular basis. They have bigger issues than people PRAYING while they wait for the van.

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Islam More Lenient on Apostates than the WTBTS!

by 00DAD in

islam more lenient on apostates than the wtbts!.

this morning i came across this thought provoking comment in a cnn news article:.

harris zafar, national spokesperson of the ahmadiyya muslim community usa, does not mince words on the subject, stating in a huffington post opinion piece that "islam prescribes absolutely no punishment for apostasy.".

JWdaughter

I think you all need to realize one thing-that what some Muslims believe and what most Muslims do, have nothing to do with each other. Most educated Muslims debate on this issue-they would never begin to think it was something to 'enforce'. The fact is that there are many many supposedly ex-Muslim people going all over the planet saying things about Islam, the Prophet(pbuh), etc-and they live to catch their next plane and get their next speaking fee. Look at that Ali Kursi(hope I got the name right). She speaks out all the time, is very public, as it the Caner brothers-one of them at least is/was the president of Liberty University-and he claims to be(as his ex brother) ex Muslim. They are Christians and preach a lot of incendiary things. There was a prominent Muslim scholar that recently converted to Christianity or atheism(I forget which)-and is alive to talk about it.

There are nuts that take things into their own hands, but that happens everywhere, with and without religion being involved-some guy just killed a little girl because he was annoyed with her-so go figure. I think that many use Islam as excuse, but mostly it is old fashioned revenge.

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I Got My Mail At Work Today & I Recieved A Package With White Powder in It!

by minimus in

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i called the police and they brought the fire department and police to retrieve the post office package.

i found out that in the last month at least 2 other businesses got this type of package.

the white powder was in a plastic that was placed inside a pack of orbit gum.. the contents were taken and were then brought to the town postmaster.. wish me luck!.

JWdaughter

I have gotten one piece of mail in two years. I am jealous of your white powder:) Sick. Do you think it is a 9-11 tribute or something? Wasn't it a few weeks after the WTC incident that the white powder started showing up in random places?

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Research Data Wanted: Married to a JW or child of one parent in and the other not

by Lady Lee in

i am looking for information from several groups of people.. people who are no longer jws but have a spouse who is still in.

never-been jwswas a jw (baptized or not) but left after marrying and spouse remained indfed, daed or faded and still have a spouse who is inchildren (now grown) who were raised with one parent a jw and the other never beenchildren (now grown) where one parent left the jws and one stayed in.if there are categories i have missed let me know.

i need this to be pretty inclusive and focused on couples where one person is a jw and the other is not.. i will be asking questions re:.

JWdaughter

Lady Lee, you can email me at jeand_nw at yahoo when you are ready. I don't get on here much, but I am happy to help. I was raised in a home with a JW mom and non-JW dad.